Supporters of Nicaragua's government attacked a group of Roman Catholic priests led by Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes on Monday as they arrived to help anti-government protesters trapped inside a church.

Pope Francis named two apostolic administrators to govern the now “vacant” dioceses.

Francis vowed decades ago not to watch TV, but he still follows how Argentina is faring in the World Cup.

The Fuego volcano eruption destroyed properties recently sold to indigenous Guatemalans for subsistence farming.

Nicaragua’s political crisis is in its second month, and President Daniel Ortega’s soft authoritarianism has turned into violent repression.

“‘What can I do?’ That’s what everyone needs to ask themselves. We can’t be paralyzed. We need to act.”